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McKINNEY – Texas A&M University-Commerce took top honors at the annual Lone Star Conference Football Media Day on Monday, as the Lions were chosen as the favorites in the preseason poll, and Miklo Smalls and Dominique Ramsey earned Preseason Player…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s basketball team has been recognized as a recipient of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Team Academic Excellence Award, as announced by the NABC Thursday. These awards recognize outstanding academic…

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A total of 81 student-athletes representing Texas A&M University-Commerce have been awarded the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association’s Academic Achievement Award for their efforts in the 2020-21 academic year. A&M-Commerce’s 81 honorees are the most for the…

The Texas A&M University System announced in a statement on August 26 that the Board of Regents had approved funding for capital projects on multiple system campuses, including Texas A&M University-Commerce. This comes after $551.5 million was added to the…

Two research projects submitted by A&M-Commerce students participating in the university's summer 2021 National Research Experience for Undergraduates program in mathematics were selected for pre-recorded presentations at the Young Mathematicians Conference at Ohio State University, held virtually August 20-22. Mathematics…

Colorful traditional attire, festive music and energetic performances will create a spectacular production at Texas A&M University-Commerce on September 2, 2021. The Cultural Extravaganza, an inaugural event sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Engagement and Leadership at A&M-Commerce, seeks to…

“Citizens At Last,” a documentary based on research and publications by Dr. Jessica Brannon-Wranosky, distinguished professor of digital humanities and history at Texas A&M University-Commerce, has been making its worldwide debut on PBS stations around the globe. The program will…

In the two years since graduating from Texas A&M University-Commerce, Karli Thornton has been busy changing the world. She has worked internationally, earned her master's degree in biomedical engineering from Cornell University in New York and designed a patent-pending cranial…

First-year students at Texas A&M University-Commerce will enjoy a shared reading experience as they engage with the latest Book in Common for the 2021-22 academic year. Funded by the Office of the President, the Book in Common initiative is an…

Texas A&M University-Commerce Rodeo Team member Alyssa Lockhart was named a “Scholar American” by the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. To qualify each year, students must have earned points at an NIRA sanctioned rodeo, been in college for more than one…

Texas A&M University-Commerce student Caleb Painter received a high honor recently as he was presented with the Assistant Instructor of the Year Award from Texas Parks and Wildlife. Painter, a wildlife and conservation science major from Pattonville, Texas, was named…

EducationDegree.com lists A&M-Commerce as one of the top 35 destinations for educator preparation throughout the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas. Schools were selected based on academic excellence, high-caliber faculty, student teaching opportunities, reputation and unique opportunities provided to…

This year marks the tenth anniversary of a successful dual-credit partnership between Commerce ISD and Texas A&M University-Commerce. Over the last decade, 550 Commerce High School (CHS) students have co-enrolled at A&M-Commerce and gained a head-start on their college education.…

The Texas A&M University System announced a three-year continuation of its partnership with the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) to expand the initiative to promote quality instruction and student success. The ACUE partners with colleges and universities in…

A&M-Commerce alumna Amanda Ray is the new chief financial officer for Blue Ridge ISD, the district announced recently. Ray previously worked as the director of Business Services, where she led the district's finances and business department for six years. Ray…

Blue Ridge ISD named A&M-Commerce alum Matthew Todd as assistant superintendent. He previously served as the district's director of curriculum and instruction and will continue leading the district's teaching and learning work. He has worked for the district in roles…

Texas A&M University-Commerce faculty members Shulan Lu, professor of psychology and Derek Harter, associate professor of computer science and information systems, received grant funding from the U.S. Department of Defense to support their research project, “Embodied Cognition and Cognitive Control…

A&M-Commerce alumna Sharlotte Johnson was recently named chief operating officer at Avenu PR in Tulsa, Oklahoma. According to a company press release, Avenu PR is a boutique public relations and brand development agency. Prior to Avenu PR, Johnson spent the…

A recent article in the Stephenville Empire-Tribune announced that A&M-Commerce alumna Jennifer Dias, Ph.D., recently joined The Journal of Social Media in Society as an associate editor. She previously served as a reviewer for the journal. Dias is an assistant…

Texas A&M University-Commerce student Brianna Patt is currently receiving first-hand experience in her chosen field as an intern with Dallas Weekly. Patt, a senior majoring in journalism with a news-editorial emphasis, is also the current opinion editor for The East…